The Rules of a Drug-Free Family
March 14, 2009 by Kathie Keeler
Filed under Parents of Substance Abusers
Teenage drug abuse is rampant. One of the protective factors that you can add is setting the rules for having a drug-free family. If you choose to have a drug-free family, here are the six basic rules:
1. No illegal drug use by anyone in the family or anyone who comes into the home
2. No misuse of prescription or over-the-counter drugs by anyone
3. No alcohol use by minority-age kids in the family
4. No routine use of alcohol or cigarettes by adults—that is, no use pattern that communicates drinking or smoking as an important or necessary daily function
5. No intoxication by adults
6. No use of drugs to lose weight, gain weight, go to sleep, relax, or wake up
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